Hope men, women host 'Orange Out'

Wednesday

Jan 29, 2014 at 8:00 AM

The Hope men's and women's basketball teams host a home doubleheader Wednesday evening. Here's a breakdown on both teams' matchups:FLYING DUTCHOPPONENT >> Olivet CollegeTIPOFF >> 6 p.m. todayWHERE >> DeVos FieldhouseRECORDS >> Hope — 16-0, 8-0 MIAA; Olivet — 16-2, 8-1 MIAASTREAK >> Hope — won 16; Olivet — won 11FIRST MEETING >> Hope won 82-57 on Nov. 26 at OlivetHOPE VIEW >> The Flying Dutch are ranked No. 2 by the NCAA Division III coaches and haven't lost this season, which includes going through the first half of MIAA play unscathed. Hops is coming off of a win at Albion — the toughest place in the MIAA to play. Maura McAfee had 15 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks in the 63-47 win over Albion. The Hope defense held the MIAA's second-leading scorer Brett deBear (18.1 ppg) to five points. Hope then had its Saturday game postponed because of weather. Olivet is in second place, making this a must-win if Hope wants to claim an outright MIAA title.OPPOSING VIEW >> The Comets have lost just two games all season — one to Hope and the other to Aquinas College in Grand Rapids — an NAIA school. Olivet has four players averaging double figures. Stefanie Lang leads the Comets, averaging 21 points and 14 rebounds per game. Chelsea Ciba adds 13.9 ppg, while Kelsey Campbell chips win with 11.7 and Carli Reid adds 11.2 ppg. Campbell is the reigning MIAA Player of the Week after averaging 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in wins over Saint Mary's and Adrian.TICKETS >> $7 for adult general admission. $5 for ages 6-17. Visit hope.edu/ticketoffice/ticket_info.htm for more info.RADIO >> WYVN-FM 92.7— Dan D'AddonaFLYING DUTCHMENOPPONENT >> Adrian CollegeTIPOFF >> 8 p.m. WednesdayWHERE >> DeVos FieldhouseRECORDS >> Hope — 10-6, 4-1 MIAA; Adrian — 4-13, 0-6 MIAASTREAK >> Hope — won 2; Adrian — lost 6HOPE VIEW >> The Flying Dutchmen haven’t played since last Wednesday when they beat Alma on the road, 93-82. The team broke out of a shooting slump and shot a season-high 53.6 percent including going 7-for-13 from 3-point range. Since last week Hope’s home game against Kalamazoo has been postponed twice and is now scheduled to take place next Monday. The Flying Dutchmen should get a boost from their crowd as it’s a declared "Orange Out" for both the men and the women’s games.OPPOSING VIEW >> In Adrian’s six-game losing streak, aside from its overtime loss to Olivet, the Bulldogs have been outscored by double digits in each game and were outscored by an average of 13.6 points. Senior guard Wesley Reed leads Adrian with 13.1 points per game. Rickey Jackson pitches in 12.5 points per game and Ben Rodak gets 11.1. Adrian is last in the league in points scored per game (59.1), field goal percentage (38.1) and assist/turnover ratio (0.82)TICKETS >> $10 reserved seating, Adults $7 bleacher seating, Younger than 18 $5 bleacher seatingRADIO >> WYVN-FM 92.7INTERNET >> http://927thevan.com/listen-live/— Michael Appelgate